Combined hammer loop and pocket for garments



Nov. 22, 1927.

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Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT foFfFlcE.

STANLEY A. SWEET', orNnwvYoRx, n. Y., AssIGNoR To SWEET-oran a oo.,INC., or

WAPPINGERS FALLS, NEW YORK, A coRPoRATIoN or NEW YORK.

COMBINED HAMMER LOOP ANDPQCKET FOR GARMENTS,

Application med March is, i927. .serial No. 176,430.

This invention is in the nature of animprovement on the pocket of theCarver Pat ent No. 1,143,038, granted June 15, 1915,'

in a modified way, and in addition affords a support for a hammer, as Iwill proceed now to explain and finally claim.

to form the mouth of the pocket.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, in the severalfigures of which like parts are similarly designated,

Figure 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 is a' cross-section on line 2-2of Fig. 1, showing one form of my pocket. Fig. 3ds a front elevation ofanother form, and Fig. et is a front elevation of the pocket shown inFig.

3, with a hammer shown suspended from the top loop.

The pocket may be arranged upon the hip of an overall or other garment,in the form of a patch, with a loose or full loop crossing one corner ofthe pocket at its open top or mouth and affording access to the pocket,while preventing accidental escape of its contents, and also serving asa support for a. hammer, which last adds to the escape preventio-n.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the body 1 of the pockethastwo parallel sides 2 and 3, o f differentlength, the shorter sidebeing'seamed in the side seam A, of the garment B, and the other sideand the inclined bot-tom 4 being 'stitched to the garment. The top 5 isleft open or unattached A loop 6 of greater length than the width of thepocket, has its forward end stitched in the side seam and extends thenceto the other side of the pocket across the higher end or top 5 of thepocket and there is secured to the garment over such end by stitches.Thus the forward upper portion of the pocket is left uncovered by theloop to permit the in'- sertion and removal of tools or other articlesto be carried in the pocket, while the rear of the loop loosely closesthe rear or higher end of the pocket sufficiently to prevent theaccidental escape of its contents when the wearer bends or stoops in hiswork. It. is to be noted that the longitudinal edges of the loop areleft freev and unattached to the garment excepting at their ends.

The fullness of the loop ,needv not be as great as that indicated inthedrawings, but it should be sufficient to permit the convenientsuspension of a hammer 7 therein, as indicated in Fig. 4.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the loop 6 has parallel edges, while as shownin Figs. 3 and 4, the loop 8 may have its upper edge straight and itslower edge next to the pocket may be inclined or beveled upwardly lfromrear to front.

In Figs. 3 anda the pocket 1 is shown as made as a parallelogram, withits sides 2 and 3 and end't secured to the garment and `its upper end 5left open', as in the form shownr in Figs. 1 and 2.

By suspending `or supporting the hammer by its head inthe loop, with itshandle on the outside of the pocket,fas shown in Fig. 4,

the prevention of accidental escape of the contents of the pocket isenhanced. The hammer will be supported in the loop 6 as Ainloop8. W Y

As will be observed, both forms of pockets and loops have an opening 9between the pocket and loop to facilitate access to the pocket for theinsertion and removal of tools and other articles to be carried by thewearer.

In the Carver patent the top of the socalled upper pocket is stitched tothe garment and therefore is closed and because it is closed it cannotbe used to support a hammer, while itdoes prevent the escape of thecontents of the so-called lower pocket. It is desirable to provide ahammer support, and in order to combine the functions of a pocket forpreventing the escape of the tools and the support ofk a hammer, I haveprovided the loose gapping loop, over and overlapping the pocket. Byomitting the top stitching,-the loop serves as a supportfor ahammer,'and with the hammer in the loop, as in Fig. 4, there couldbe noescape of the tools from thepocket. and without the hammerin the loop,the latter being distend? 1. A combined hammer loop and pocket for agarment, havinga pocket proper with .its upperl end open, and a loopSecured only by its ends to the garment and extending Cros'swise of theopen endvof said pocket and overlying a portion of said open end.

2. A combined hammer loop and pocket for a garment, comprising a pocketproper attached to the garment and having its upper end open, and a loophaving free parallel longitudinal edges and overlapping al part of theopen endfof the pocket and Yattached to the garment `loy its ends andwith a fullness of the material.

3. A combined hammer loop and pocket for a garinent comprising a 'pocketproper Vattached to the garment and having its upper end open, and aloop of greater length than the Width of saiidpooket'` andihavingparallel top and bottom edges and overlapping the open end o-saidpocket, and attachecl-by its ends onlyto the garment, the loop servingto prevent the accidental escape of the contents of the pocket and alsoserving as a hammer support. u v l In testimony whereof Ihave hereuntoset my hand thisV 16th day of March, A. Dy1927.

' STANLEY A.'

